OTTAWA — A Chinese diplomat in Montreal tried to shut down an event at Concordia University featuring an exiled Muslim minority leader this week, says an organizer, marking China’s third recent attempt to influence activities on Canadian campuses. Matthews received an email from consul Wang Wenzhang on Monday, the day before the event. But Matthews soon learned that the diplomat made similar approaches to the City of Montreal, in what he understood was an attempt to seek municipal authorities’ help to shut down the event. An online petition with 11,000 signatures demanded Chemi Lhamo’s removal, and she said she believed Chinese authorities were involved. “If something is not done, if there’s no reprimand, they’re going to think they’re getting away with it, which means they’re going to continue doing it.

Source: National Post March 28, 2019 23:30 UTC